diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/apt.yml b/roles/base/tasks/apt.yml
index 21da1415c78f3ba20f9115a6dd9ca04eafe9b504..3c37b79cc280b814cd570601727e73957af3f2e3 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/apt.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/apt.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   apt:
     update_cache: yes
     cache_valid_time: '{{ 1800 if ansible_distribution_release == float_debian_dist else 1 }}'
+  changed_when: false
 
 # When testing, try to make dpkg faster by disabling fsync.
 - name: Speed up dpkg